Almost Nothing Happened

Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA.

17-year-old Callum is facing an unfortunate truth: his summer exchange in rural France was a failure. No epic adventure, no summer fling, and his French is still rubbish. Just as he should be boarding the Eurostar home, without even a hint of a plan, Callum impulsively decides to stay (and doesn't bother telling his parents).

He only knows one person in Paris: his long-lost cousin, Harrison, an oboist. As night falls on the hottest weekend of the year, an adventure begins - involving a motorbike, a curfew, a stolen oboe, a priceless Matisse painting, at least one police chase, a climate protest and the enigmatic, alluring, irresistible Lilou ...
A completely delicious, funny, fast-paced summer read from the multi-award-winning author of How I Live Now, The Great Godden and Friends Like These.

Review: Nobody writes like Meg Rosoff. An absolute masterclass in voice * Holly Bourne *
This book is pure wit. Nobody captures the teenage experience quite like Meg Rosoff, and here it is laid out in all its mortifying, sweaty, hilarious, brilliant glory. A caper of the highest order * Katya Balen *
Adore it. Pure unmissable fun and wisdom combined * Amanda Craig *
The latest coming-of-age story from the bestselling, award-winning author will be devoured by teens everywhere * iNews *
Slapstick comedy meets coming-of-age pathos in a gloriously witty adventure encapsulating all the awkwardness and yearning of being 17 * Guardian *
As ever with Rosoff, the voice is pitch-perfect - that beautifully adolescent mix of longing and sharp, clueless and world-weary - and the story compulsively readable * Irish Times *